Niwot’s Quentin Pearson makes U.S. U-18 national soccer team

Niwot High School senior-to-be Quentin Pearson will be spending next week with the U.S. under-18 men’s national team at the U-18 International Tournament from June 6-11 in Lisbon, Portugal.

The 5-foot-11, 155-pound defender is no stranger to the national team, having been to camps with both the U-15 and U-17 squads.

“Quentin is a player we feel needs constant exposure at the highest levels of the game,” Rapids senior director of youth development Brian Crookham said in a release from the team[1]. “This experience will prove very valuable as he continues his progress through our organization. His work rate and focus has again earned him this tremendous honor.”

The U.S. U-18 team will take on Benfica U-19 on June 3,

A four-star recruit on topdrawersoccer.com[2] and ranked No. 13 in the IMG Academy 150 for the class of 2015, the 17-year-old Pearson plays for the Colorado Rapids Academy. As a freshman, he was an all-conference selection at Niwot, helping the Cougars to the 4A semifinals.